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March 2015 Campus Accolades

Northeast Campus, Dr. Alan Goben

1. Carolyn Brewer, Northeast Librarian was one of two recipients chosen to receive the R Gordon and Louise Appleman Professional Award. Carolyn will be presenting at the Association of College and Research Libraries Annual Conference: Creating Sustainable Community in Portland, OR in March. She will be presenting “Help, I’m a Librarian, Not a Social Worker.” She will receive a $500.00 award, utilized toward professional development expenses of attending this conference.

2. On February 25, the TCC NE Dance club held a Dance-a-thon to raise money for Dancers Responding to AIDS (a part of the National Charity Broadway Cares). This fund raising event was the third in a series of activities for this cause. The TCC students raised a total of $1800.00. Twenty NE Dancers will travel to New York for three days to study dance, visit and network with a professional dance company in New York, and work in the Broadway Cares Food Kitchen to prepare meals for individual who are homebound with AIDS or Cancer. While on this trip they will present their check to the National Representative of Broadway Cares in Times Square. The emphasis of the TCC program is the importance of the artist who “gives back” to the community.

3. The University of North Texas, department of Geography is naming a scholarship after David Sallee, Instructor of Geography because of his research in biogeography. It will be called the David R. Sallee Scholarship for Applied Biogeography.

4. The NE CIE office launched its new Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification this spring. Twelve students are currently enrolled in the first of four courses designed to prepare them for the Cisco Certified Network Associate exam. The majority of these students are TCC faculty so this is a great opportunity to not only train TCC employees but TCC students as well.

5. This semester Radio, Television Film Program student interns include Sound Recording student Taylor Travelbee learning state of the art live sound techniques while interning with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center; Radio student Mark Makinde interns mornings with Shan & RJ and Joshua Jordan interns afternoons with Ben & Skin where each create podcasts for air on CBS Radio 105.3 the Fan; Radio student Josh Bernard is writing and producing spots while interning at KDKR Radio 91.3 FM in Fort Worth; and Video student Alisha Shue interns on sports remote field productions at Time Warner Cable Sports. RTVF Assistant Professor Jerry

Zumwalt reports that internships are the number one avenue to jobs in top DFW media venues for RTVF graduates from TCC-NE.

6. Kappa Delta Pi, honor society for educations and child development on Northeast Campus, hosted “Kappa Delta “Pie’” in February. This was in honor of the international honor society’s 104th anniversary. All kinds of pies, donated and served by the Kappa Delta Pi members were served to the Northeast Faculty and Staff. The Kappa Delta Pi chapter on NE campus is sponsored by Lisa Self, Assistant Professor of Child Development and Dr. Rosa Mendez, Professor of Education.

7. Betty Dalton, Assistant Professor of Computer Science/IT on Northeast Campus, presented at the TCCTA Convention in Dallas. She joined Rajiv Malkan from Lone Star College-Montgomery in a session for the Computer Information Technology section. Their topic was “Promoting Student Success Using Web-Based Tools for Information Technology Courses”,

8. Congratulations to the three Destination Imagination teams at the GCISD Collegiate Academy! Destination Imagination teaches the creative process by allowing groups of students to solve

9. challenges as a team and develop higher order thinking skills and collaboration in the process. On February 21st they competed at Richland High Schools and received the following awards: The Laid Back Crew received 2nd place in the Science Challenge-Making the Waves Event. The students include, Skyler Craig, Chase Fawcett, Luz Mendoza, Robyn Robisheaux, and Camryn Sawyer. The Sass is Real received 4th place in the Improve Games. These students are Hannah Barton, Joseph Bingeman, Chloe Craig, Lauren McCoy, Abigail Parker, and Alana Wright. The Tor-Till-La teams also received 4th place in the Lose to Win-Structure Challenge. These students were Paige Anthony, Lauryn Kersting, Charles Laison, Sahar Mithani and Tyler Oseman.

10. Rebecca Balcarcel, Associate Professor of English, had some of her poems published in HER TEXAS, an anthology of women writers in Texas. Also, from the English Department Urania Fung, Assistant Professor of English earned an Honorable Mention for her short story entitled “The Meridian Aid” in the Writers of Future Contest.

11. Justin Blacklock, Director of the Northeast Forensics Team and Speech and Debate Club was elected to the office of Vice President and Tournament Director for the next two years for TIFA (Texas Intercollegiate Forensics Association). TIFA has been an important association in Texas for the last 20 years.

12. The Business and Psychology Departments had one hundred eighty-nine students participate in a luncheon seminar on February 17th entitled “It’s Never Too Early to Plan Your Retirement”. This seminar was led by a professional financial advisor who dispelled myths with facts about money management, financial investing, retirement planning, and insurance coverage. Evaluation comments reflect that the students felt positive about learning how they can impact their financial success in the future. Dr. Pete Mavrokordatos, Assistant Professor of Economics and Dr. Murray Fortner, Professor of Psychology lead this effort.

13. TCC Dental Hygiene Faculty attended the TDHEA (Texas Dental Hygiene Educator’s Association) meeting. Barbara Sullivan, Associate Professor of Dental Hygiene and Amy Cooper, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene represented TCC in the Clinical Coordinators meeting and Cindy O’Neal, Assistant Professor of Dental Hygiene attended the Director’s meeting. In addition Lisa Englehart, Instructor of Dental Hygiene will serve at TDHEA President for 2015/2016. Amy Cooper was elected to serve as President for the school year 2016/2017.

14. Janette Carrera, a Medical Secretary student in the Occupational Careers Program at Northeast Community and Industry Education, was hired by UNT Family Medicine Center following her clinical experience with them. This is a success story for the student but also for TCC as our education is directly reflected in the students that TCC sends out in the community for externships.

15. The Children’s Center held their annual High Hat Tea on February 13th. There were 160 people in attendance representing all families at the Center, as well as administrators and faculty from the Northeast Campus. Also, on February 19th, the children performed the song “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong through voice and hand signing. They were the opening for the presentation on the “Mosaic of the African-American Experience” which was part of the African American History Month.

16. A big shout out for the Collegian staffers who worked from home on all the ice days to make sure the February issue of The Collegian made it on the racks on time and then worked again the next Friday and weekend so the March issue would go out on time. The closed campus did not keep them from producing the paper. They worked via email, text and phone sending Chis Whitley and Eddye Gallagher edited stories, designs and proofed pages.

17. Dr. Bill Kucera, had two former students that received acceptances to medical school and pharmacy school visit his current organic chemistry class. It was a great opportunity for his class to discuss preparation for the MCAR/PCAT, the application process and interviews for professional programs. Some of his former students that were accepted at different schools are; Cynthia Ogake , accepted to University of Texas and UNT in their Pharmacy program , Phillip Woessner, accepted in the Physician Assistant program at Nova Southeastern, Maryam Moradi, accepted into Texas Tech Medical School, and Saira Bana, accepted to Physician Assistant program at the University of Southern California.

Northwest Campus, Dr. Elva LeBlanc, President 1. Mr. Daiju Hoshino and Dr. Janice Yoder Smith coordinated bringing the Lab Safety Institute 2-Day

Short Course Lab Safety Training Workshop to NW Campus on February 10th and 11th. Participants in the work shop included representatives from all campuses: Tara Clark, Michelle Espinoza-Sauceda, Rizwan Nazarali, Traci Spurlin, Colleen Petosa, Carlos Owens; Arin Garivay, Doral Hale, Truc Vo, William Skinner, Courtney Thomas, Sara Figueroa, Erica Gibson and Rashmi Kulkarni.

2. Cristina Tapiero, Cornerstone Honors Program NW, is a finalist for the Hatton W. Sumners

Scholarship at Texas Wesleyan University. This endowment is only offered to 6 universities across Oklahoma and Texas and only 2-6 students receive total receive the scholarship each year.

3. With around one hundred attendees, the Science Seminar Series had a record turnout at the recent event titled, "Ebola, Behind the Headlines." The seminar was well attended by faculty and students from NW campus, as well as our sister campuses. Those who attended had the wonderful opportunity to learn the epidemiology of ebola, and other infectious diseases, from a multidisciplinary perspective. The discussion was facilitated by the NW Biology Club under the guidance of Ms. Michele Espinoza, Instructional Associate. The Ebola Panel consisted of Dr. Laura Hanson, Immunologist from TWU, Dr. Christopher Kribs, Professor of Mathematics from University of Texas at Arlington, Mr. Russell Jones, MPH, Chief Epidemiologist from Tarrant County Health Department, Mr. Edmund Tamakloe, Library Specialist and Liberian native, TCC SE and Dr. Stephen Mathews, Microbiologist from University of North Texas Health Science Center. A special thanks and recognition of Ms. Espinoza is in order, as her effort in organizing this event represents her outstanding work ethic, as well as her commitment to excellence and student success.

4. As part of our school outreach program, the Mosaic Dance Project from Northwest Campus attends 5-7 schools each year to perform and teach master classes. On Friday, February 6, Mosaic visited Haltom High School to teach master classes to beginning level dance students. Six company members, led by director Lacreacia Sanders, attended and taught hip-hop master classes in 2 sessions of 4 combined classes with approximately 120 students total.

5. Dr. Laura Wood was spotlighted in the TCC District Winter 2014 “Reach” magazine giving insight into Military History in an article titled Honoring the Fallen written by Kendra Prince.

6. Darla Hernandez was awarded the Chancellor’s Excellence Quarterly Award for the Student Success a. Hallmark.

7. Mr. Joseph Maestas was identified as one of the top 10 community college instructors by Rate My

Professor.

8. Ms. Michelle Espinoza-Sauceda coordinated a seminar on Ebola on February 20th.

9. On January 5th, 7th, and 9th 2015: Monica Hayes presented on the topic “Health and Wellness” in the MCCHS Student Leadership Academy.

10. On February 4, 2015: The American Red Cross conducted a Blood Drive on campus and collected 34 pints of blood. Each pint has the potential to help save up to 3 lives, our drive helped 108 patients

11. On February 4th and 5th, 2015: Congnosante Health Representatives provided information about the Affordable Care Act and assisted students and staff with enrollment.

12. On February 17, 2015: Health Services hosted a “Love your Heart Brunch” with guest speaker Teresa Wagner MS, RD/LD, UNT Health Science Center.

13. On January 29, 2015, Tracy Williams and LuAnn Krey from Northwest Career Services gave a presentation on career options after high school at the “College and Career Day” for approximately 100 ESL students from Keller ISD high schools.

14. Carol Hunsberger attended the Dream 2015 Conference in Baltimore, MD on February 17-20.

15. Ava Jenkins recently signed a contract with Pioneer Drama Service for a Christmas play she co-authored with her husband, Darell. "Last Minute Wishes" is a contemporary, fast-paced comedy centered around a busy department store on Christmas Eve. Ava and her husband wrote the play in a single weekend for their daughter's high-school theater department. The play will be added to Pioneer Drama Services’ Spring-Summer catalog which reaches over 90,000 schools, churches and community theater playhouses.

16. Dr. Elva LeBlanc presented the keynote speech at the February 13th Consortium Leadership and Renewal Academy (CLARA) held at NW Campus. Dr. Janice Yoder Smith, Traci Williams, Alan Cazares, Rolando Flores, Kris Helge and Brandon Wineman assisted with arrangements and tours of NW facilities including the Math Emporium, Science Learning Center, Library and the Fire Service Training Center.

South Campus, Dr. Peter Jordan, President

1. Byron Hurt, Library Technology Manager, won the Chancellor’s Quarterly Employee Excellence Award at a presentation held at Trinity River Campus on February 2, 2015. Members of the South Campus Adjunct Mentoring Program Team and South Campus Vision Committee were also nominated and received special mention for epitomizing many of the TCC Hallmarks of Excellence.

2. On February 3, 2015, the TCC South Campus Automotive program, of the Business and

Technology Division, earned recertification by the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF). A branch of ASE (Automotive Service Excellence), NATEF sets the standard for education for automotive service and the repair industry. NATEF and ASE accreditations are the measures by which all automotive programs and the technicians they train are recognized for their professionalism and skill. The instructors in the TCC South Campus program are ASE master-certified technicians, with considerable field experience. With this recertification, the automotive program has

been recognized for its successful efforts to properly educate students to meet industry standards.

3. The Construction Management Technology the

AAS at TCC South is now a nationally accredited degree, recognized by the American Council for Construction

Education (ACCE). This status was announced during the annual ACCE convention at Long Beach, California, on February 18 through 21, 2015. The TCC South construction management technology degree is one of only two programs accredited by the ACCE in the state of Texas and is only the twelfth so recognized in the US. Dr. Orlando Bagcal, Coordinator and Associate Professor, represented the school in receiving the award. Accreditation of a construction education program by ACCE confirms that:

• the program has met stringent industry standards of content and quality; • program graduates have been provided a quality education enabling them to

perform a broad range of professional responsibilities; • the program performs periodic self-evaluations to keep current with emerging

technologies and requirements of the construction industry.

4. FIVE Star Status – TCC Rho Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, the TCC South Rho Chi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society officially received Five Star designation by the organization’s National Headquarters! Five Star chapters are recognized for the highest level of achievement both in the completion and reporting of national requirements. In addition, TCC Rho Chi Chapter had two members, Joel Loveland & Bethany Issac, who were named to the All-Texas Academic Team! Rho Chi’s accomplishments are credited to excellent leadership from Chapter advisors Dr. Jean deSchweinitz, LaVitta Williams, Madelyn Bowman, and Chapter President Joel Loveland.

5. 6. Student members, officers, and advisors of Rho Chi chapter (South Campus), Phi Theta

Kappa International Honor Society, were excited and proud to be designated a “Five Star Chapter” at the 68th Annual Convention of the Texas Community College Teachers Association (TCCTA), held February 19 through 21, 2015, at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel.

The Five Star honor represents academic excellence, organized chapter leadership, completion of an Honors in Action project and a College Project, campus and community engagement, and participation at regional and national levels. Chapter President Joel Loveland and Bethany Isaacs were named to the All-USA Academic Team, which will be honored at a ceremony in March at UT Austin. To be eligible, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.5 +, on at least 12 credit hours.

7. Ms. Nelda Shelton, Associate Professor and Chair of Business, Economics, Marketing and

Management in the Business and Technology Division, has been nominated for the 2014 John Robert Gregg Award in Business Education. The award recognizes an outstanding, meritorious contribution to business education, either through a single achievement or through a group of achievements in one or more of the following categories:

• Teaching (theory, method, and/or classroom practice) • Business and industry, with definite implications and significance for business

education • Professional literature and research

8. Organization involvement (committees, fraternities, including NBEA and affiliate

associations)

9. Administration of business education in secondary schools, colleges or business schools

10. The recipient of the prestigious award will be announced at the 2015 National Business Education Association (NBEA) convention in Chicago, Illinois, from March 31 through April 4.

11. The South Campus Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, a partnership with United Way and the City of Fort Worth, has expanded its outreach to serve even more community members this year with the addition of seven student volunteer tax preparers from the Latin American Student Success Organization (LASSO).

12. Juan Silva, President and members Jose Guzman, Mayra Hernandez, Marlene Gamez-Gomez, Delia Morales, Dayana Reyes and Jessica Perez attended on-campus VITA training, successfully passed the certification exam and are now IRS certified bilingual tax preparers.

13. VITA provides no-cost income tax assistance January 20th through April 14, 2015; Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. and Saturdays 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.to community members with a combined household income of $53,000 or less, persons with disabilities, the elderly, and limited English speaking taxpayers who need assistance in preparing their own tax returns.

14. The Jenkins Garrett Library on South Campus marked African American Heritage Month by creating “A Century of Black Culture in America – 1915 - 2015.” The display highlights the unique aspects of Black culture, defined by art, music, dance, literature, cuisine, and religious worship. The display was located on the first floor of the Library during the month of February.

15. Director of Library Services Linda Jenson and staff member Eileen Hart, both members the South Campus 50th Anniversary Celebration Committee, created a six-panel presentation entitled “South Campus… from the Vision in 1965 to the Campus Today,” which is on display in the Jenkins Garrett Library. On the reverse of this display is a “Decades Perspective Display” showing events and popular culture from each of the six decades that the South Campus has operated.

16. TCC South Campus continues to offer events based on the theme of its ‘common reader’

project - Rebecca Skloot’s “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” This month’s lively events featured a book review and an animated roundtable discussion. On February 3,

2015, Dr. John Lundberg, Professor of History, presented a book review of in the South Campus Student Center. The book examines the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman whose cells became the universal cell standard used by researchers worldwide. Students were encouraged to ask questions and participate in the discussion surrounding the events. On February 6, Dr. Lee Snaples, Professor of History, and Dr. Lisa Johnson, Professor and Chair of Biology, facilitated a faculty roundtable entitled “Medical Ethics: Past, Present and Possible Future.” The discussion was attended by twenty-five faculty and staff.

17. The staff of Jenkins

Garrett Library hosted the 26th Annual National African American Read-In, on February 18, 2015. The event was held in the Drake’s Study Break Café of the Library. The Read-In is intended to foster and encourage literacy awareness during African American History

month. Participants read, shared, and discussed writings of African American authors, poets, and playwrights. The ‘read-in’ featured Dr. Jason Shelton, Assistant Professor of Sociology at UT-Arlington, who presented “Understanding Black Leadership: A Never-Ending Personal and Professional Journey.” The Library collaborated with the Sigma Kappa Delta (the English Honor Society), South Campus English Department, Student Activities, and the TCC Bookstore. Over 30 members of the campus community attended this event.

Southeast Campus, Dr. Bill Coppola, President

1. Dr. Vicki Sapp, Professor of English, was chosen as one of two recipients of the R. Gordon and Louise Appleman Professional Development Award and received a $500 award for expenses to present at the 21st Century Academic Forum in Boston, March 8-10. Her presentation is titled, “Towards a Meta-Pedagogy of Technology: Critical Thinking About Educational Technology”.

2. We are excited to share that Ms. Casey Ramos, Academic Advisor was recently named Vice-President of Programs for Texas Academic Advising Network (TEXAAN). During her two-year term she will be responsible for designing an extraordinary professional development conference for

Academic Advisors across Texas. A special note is that Ms. Ramos is the only community college professional serving on the TEXAAN Board.

3. Shawna Gaccetta, Administrative Assistant for the Speech and Drama Department,

spoke at the Texas Community College Teachers Association, Lives on the Boundaries – Honoring Our Students. The convention was held at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Dallas on Tuesday, February 19th.

4. Dr. Rachel Zhang, Professor of Engineering, has been appointed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinator Board as a member of the Engineering Field of Study Advisory Committee.

5. Cornerstone Honors Program Director, Kathryn Quesenbury, Instructor of English and

Program Co-Director, Dr. Thelisa Nutt, Associate Professor of Psychology celebrated the signing of an articulation agreement between Tarrant County College and the University of Texas at Arlington on February 6th. The agreement affords TCC Honors students a smooth transition into the UTA Honors College.

6. Genesis Barrera, a Cornerstone Honors student from SE campus, has won the Dennis Boe Award for this year’s Great Plains Honors Council Conference. The Great Plains Honors Council sponsors the Dennis Boe Award to showcase and reward outstanding scholarly work by the honors program/college students of its member institutions. The Boe Award comes with a prize of $200 and an engraved plaque for each of the winning students. The Honors Program or Honors College of the winning student is also eligible for a $500 travel grant. Only six students from the Great Plains Region, which is comprised of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas, are awarded the Boe each year.

7. In addition, four other Cornerstone Honors students were chosen as conference participants.

8. Genesis Barrera, Roustam Gouliev, Henry Jones, Joshua Dumond, and April Suarez will be representing the SE campus to the Great Plains Honors Council Conference, April 10-11.

9. On February 20, Edmund Tamakloe, Library Specialist, participated on a panel for a program on Northwest Campus about the medical, political, and personal costs of the Ebola virus. Edmund’s sister is Assistant Minister of Health in Liberia and was quarantined after she was exposed to the virus. He spoke on the toll the virus has taken on families and individuals in West Africa.

10. Southeast Campus Dual Credit Culinary students were featured in an article in the Arlington Support Quality Education Newsletter. The article highlighted the CTE Course Fair and Parent Information night hosted by Arlington ISD. One of the technical courses offered is the two-year Dual-Credit Culinary Arts program in conjunction with Tarrant County College.

11. On February 17th the Southeast Campus Success Coaches (Bayanne Elkhatib, Edward Hicks, and Janell Oliphant) co-presented at the 18th Annual UT Arlington Academic Advising Conference (UTAAA). The session was titled "It's a bird; It's a plane; It's a Success Coach: When students call, we answer." Abbreviated seminar description: Introducing new services and positions to students and staff can be very difficult, but this presentation will provide the successful path taken by the Success Coaches at Tarrant County College. This lively discussion will focus on retention and strategies for holistic services.

12. Academic Advisor Brandi Nichols hosted, organized and was a featured presenter at the

Arlington Independent School District PEP (Pregnancy, Education and Parenting) Program Event on campus February 12th. Various TCC Southeast departments including the Registrar, Financial Aid and Community and Industry Education were invited to address at-risk teen parents and soon-to-be teen parents. Students were taken on a campus tours, given academic program information, concluded by powerful words of encouragement by Mrs. Erma Nichols, retired AISD Administrator and Ms. Nichols’ mother.

13. Southeast Health Services sponsored a Heart Healthy Lunch and Learn on February 3 as

part of Counseling & Advising’s Spring Health & Wellness Workshops. The featured speaker was Dr. Melissa Evans, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology. More than 60 were in attendance to learn about how to prevent heart disease while enjoying a heart healthy meal.

14. Tarrant County College, Southeast Campus received

the 2014 Tree Campus USA® Recognition. Tree Campus USA is a national program launched in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation.

Trinity River, Dr. Tahita Fulkerson, President

1. Trinity River Campus student Jimmy Alphonce has been accepted to the Fund for American Studies sponsored DC-Internship program for this summer. Mr. Alphonce is one of only 75 students selected from across the country and around the world to participate in this eight week experience. The Fund for American Studies has supported academic internship programs in Washington, DC for over 40 years. Mr. Alphonce will live in the nation’s capitol, take courses at George Mason University, and have an internship focusing on economics and international affairs.

2. The American Society of Radiologic Technologists has chosen Trinity River Campus student James Harris to participate in the Student Leadership Development Program this summer in Albuquerque, NM.

3. TABS students studying under Art teacher Erin Blythe had extremely successful results at the February Visual Art Scholastic Event (VASE). Thirty-three sophomores earned the highest rating of a Four, earning each student a letter jacket. Six upperclassmen earned a rating of Four, qualifying them for an additional patch on their letter jackets. Five students will advance to the April state competition. Participation in VASE is voluntary and requires students to enter at least three art competitions and earn a Four. The results are even more impressive given that half of all sophomores who took Art Appreciation elected to participate in VASE in only their first semester of the studio class.

4. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital reports that from May through December of 2014, Allied Health Clinical Practicum students worked a total of 2,456 hours. These hours equal thousands of dollars that Texas Health reports as a Community Benefit.

5. Vice President for Student Development Services Adrian Rodriguez is serving as a founding board member of the Student Affairs Community College Association (SACCA). The association recognizes the unique aspects of student affairs practice for community college professionals and the need to foster research, collaboration, and professional development. The mission is to provide a professional membership association to support professional development, networking, and leadership opportunities for community and technical college student affairs professionals.

6. On January 28, Transfer Center Academic Advisor Laura Escamilla, Academic Advisors Christy

Heiden, J Wanda Smith, Demetrice Hodges, Mary Virginia Hallak, Administrative Assistants Carolyn Kelly, Michelle Echeveste, Christina Liner, Success Coach Juan Revilla, Counselor Lori Leach, and Assistant Director of Advising and Counseling Jeronimo Aviles hosted fifty-five public and private colleges and universities from Texas and other states at the Trinity River Campus Transfer Fair. Over 150 students attended.

7. On February 2, Coordinator of Student Activities Edward Brassart was honored with the Chancellor’s Quarterly Employee Excellence Award for his commitment to student learning, success, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

8. On February 6, Vice President of Community and Industry Education Robert Munoz spoke at the Essentials of Professional Development for Secondary Counselors and College and Career Professionals. This event was held at the Trinity River Campus.

9. On February 14, Coordinator of the Discovery Center and Center for Leadership Development Stevie Blakely and The Center for Leadership Development hosted a Leadership Luncheon with Scott Sherwin of Sales Mastery Consulting. This event was held for student leaders at the Trinity River Campus.

10. On February 18, Coordinator of Discovery Center and Center for Leadership Development Stevie Blakely and nine students from the Executive Class attended a special presentation on social networking at the Fort Worth Business Assistance Center.

11. On February 20, Administrative Assistants Acia Lacy and Jeana Moralez and Registered Nurse Felicia Payne attended an American Heart Association-sponsored event at the Omni Hotel. Sessions included a heart-healthy cooking demonstration by Texas Health Resources, CPR training, private health screenings, a silent auction, and a presentation by keynote speaker, Emmy award-winning actress and comedienne Tracey Conway.

12. On February 22, Associate Professor of Chemistry Mark Eley hosted the Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair Operating Board at UTA’s University Center. Students from over 360 middle and high schools across a nine county area entered science projects.

13. On February 27, TCC was a co-host institution for the 34th Annual First-Year Experience (FYE) Conference sponsored by the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. Fifty-one TCCD faculty and staff attended the three-day First-Year Experience (FYE) conference in Dallas. Twenty-two from Trinity River Campus attended including: Trinity River Campus Success Coaches Babita Daware, Juan Revilla, and Christina

Hampton, Vice President of Student Development Services Adrian Rodriguez, Director of Counseling Louann Schulze, Director of Student Development Services Mayra Olivares-Urueta, Coordinator of Student Support Demesia Razo, Coordinator of the Discovery Center and Center for Leadership Development Stevie Blakely, Coordinator of Student Activities Edward Brassart, Coordinator of Disability Support Services Deborah Schall, Coordinator of Career Services Kristin Vinson, Vice President for Academic Affairs Bryan Stewart, History Instructor Chad Wooley, Speech Instructor Irene Thrower, Computer Science Instructor Tara Firmin, English Professor Justin Brumit, Government Instructor Corena White, Biology Instructor Allison Silveus, Spanish Instructor Janet Rodriguez, English Instructor Tricia Barker, Sign Language Interpreting Instructor Sammie Sheppard and Professor of English Jim Schrantz.

14. Student Development Associate Axel Leos, Government Instructor Jinnell Killingsworth, Math

and Sciences Divisional Dean Dreand Johnson, Coordinator of the Discovery Center and Center for Leadership Development Stevie Blakely, Coordinator of Student Activities Edward Brassart, Registered Nurse Angela Virgin, Public Services Librarian Tracy Soto, Director of Library Services Suzanne Beckett, student and Student Development Assistant Jennifer Warren planned a remarkable selection of events to celebrate Black History Month. Pictured below are photos from only a few of the activities. Graphics Specialist Angel Briseno created the stunning display of Dr. King, also pictured below.

Administration and General Counsel, Angela Robinson Vice Chancellor Angela Robinson presented her paper on Faculty Fitness-For-Duty: ADA and FMLA to the National Association of College and University Attorneys in New Orleans on March 12, 2015. Thanks.

Communications and External Relations, Reginald Gates Marketing and PR’s entry, "This is What College Looks Like", has been selected as a finalist in Category #67: Print Advertising Projects in the 2015 CASE Accolades competition. As a finalist, the entry has been deemed outstanding among a panel of judges and has been selected for an award. The winners in each category will be revealed on Monday, April 13, during the CASE District IV Conference in Austin, TX.